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Yesterday, 04:44 PM

Floradawg replied to a thread Arthur C. Clarke predicts that people will each have their own computer - GIF in Tool Talk

I can't help but wonder what he would have thought of the sadness of what was done to Sri Lanka. He loved that country and made it his home for the...

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Yesterday, 04:28 PM

Floradawg replied to a thread Arthur C. Clarke predicts that people will each have their own computer - GIF in Tool Talk

Nice moves.

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Yesterday, 04:17 PM

Floradawg replied to a thread Hornet nest destroying suit - GIF in Tool Talk

I thought yellow jackets only nested in the ground. I was spraying a nest just under the edge of the pad of my garage when one of them hit me in the...

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Yesterday, 04:11 PM

Floradawg replied to a thread Cladding falls off an apartment building - GIF in Tool Talk

Should have used Gorilla glue instead of Great value.

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Yesterday, 03:57 PM

Floradawg replied to a thread Arthur C. Clarke predicts that people will each have their own computer - GIF in Tool Talk

Arthur C. Clarke was amazingly prescient and far ahead of his time. He invented the idea of the geostationary communications satellite. An...

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Yesterday, 03:52 PM

Floradawg replied to a thread Compilation of road crack repairs - GIF in Tool Talk

When I was a kid I thought the tar seeped out of the cracks when the asphalt got hot from the sun.

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Yesterday, 03:45 PM

Floradawg replied to a thread How mirrors were adjusted on a 1955 Ford Crown Victoria - GIF in Tool Talk

Ford did that from time to time. The Ford Ranger pickup was previously a trim level of the Edsel, then a trim level of the F series pickups. Also was...

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Yesterday, 03:33 PM

Floradawg replied to a thread Tool for removing entangled sticks from wire fences - GIF in Tool Talk

Only if you change the knob from slice to dice.

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Yesterday, 03:29 PM

Floradawg replied to a thread Angle grinder vs. angle grinder - GIF in Tool Talk

No, it goes much shallower than that. A need for constant stimulation or entertainment of some sort. A lot of it presents as stupidity such as this.

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May 12, 2024, 05:02 PM

Floradawg replied to a thread Making a comb from a horn - GIF in Tool Talk

If the governments around the world get their way cow horns could be as rare as rhino horns.

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May 12, 2024, 04:51 PM

Floradawg replied to a thread Zigzag threaded bolt - GIF in Tool Talk

I watched it again and at the 41 second mark some flashing is evident between the hex and the ends of the threads. Casting? Maybe so.

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May 12, 2024, 04:41 PM

Floradawg replied to a thread Zigzag threaded bolt - GIF in Tool Talk

It would be difficult no matter how it was done. I just don't think it was made in pieces. It is possible but I doubt it.

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May 10, 2024, 02:45 PM

Floradawg replied to a thread 1960s Sylvania flash cubes - GIF in Tool Talk

then they came out with Magi-Cubes that were self powered.

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May 9, 2024, 03:20 PM

Floradawg replied to a thread Undercarriage car wash - GIF in Tool Talk

Now he doesn't know which side to keep up and which to keep down.

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May 8, 2024, 11:46 AM

Floradawg replied to a thread Syrian motorcycle technical - GIF in Wheels

Looks more like Syrian motorcycle tactical.

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May 7, 2024, 07:31 PM

Floradawg replied to a thread Woman shooting balloons on horseback - GIF in Tool Talk

Man, that guy was talented on so many levels!

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May 7, 2024, 07:24 PM

Floradawg replied to a thread WWII fighter-bomber assembly plant - photo in Tool Talk

The p-40 was a fine plane but was on the way to obsolete when the U S got in the war. The Flying Tigers flew them. Maybe not quite obsolete but...

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May 7, 2024, 01:44 PM

Floradawg replied to a thread Woman shooting balloons on horseback - GIF in Tool Talk

I saw a guy on TV that was the fastest draw in the world at the time. He said the bullets were made of wax. I assume the wax crumbled as it exited...

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May 7, 2024, 01:30 PM

Floradawg replied to a thread Grape pest control - GIF in Tool Talk

Reduce overspray to save money?

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May 7, 2024, 01:28 PM

Floradawg replied to a thread Zigzag threaded bolt - GIF in Tool Talk

A CNC mill with a fourth axis could make it.

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May 4, 2024, 11:24 AM

Floradawg replied to a thread How shopping cart handle designs affect purchasing - photos in Tool Talk

Sounds like hogwash.

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May 3, 2024, 05:11 PM

Floradawg replied to a thread Students cutting wood using a hacksaw - GIF in Tool Talk

You are correct. Young people (some of them) these days are in for a rude awakening. IMHO, because at some point they will have to do something to...

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May 3, 2024, 12:10 PM

Floradawg replied to a thread Y2K bug reminder - photo in Tool Talk

Yeah, some people thought that cars would stop in the streets. I don't understand why but I've come to believe that societies need a tragedy in the...

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May 3, 2024, 12:02 PM

Floradawg replied to a thread Students cutting wood using a hacksaw - GIF in Tool Talk

You can go far in masonry if you have the drive.

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May 1, 2024, 02:27 PM

Floradawg replied to a thread Martin PBM-5 Mariner rocket-assisted takeoff - GIF in Tool Talk

And the proper terminology was used.

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Apr 28, 2024, 04:28 PM

Floradawg replied to a thread Extra long chips from production machining - GIF in Tool Talk

You gotta love the rigidity of heavy industrial machine tools.

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Apr 28, 2024, 03:57 PM

Floradawg replied to a thread Making flip-flops - GIF in Tool Talk

In Hawai'i they're called slippahs. When I was in basic training they called them shower clogs.

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Apr 28, 2024, 11:57 AM

Floradawg replied to a thread How pencils are made - GIF in Tool Talk

The red and blue ones are teachers' pencils for grading papers.

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Apr 28, 2024, 11:48 AM

Floradawg replied to a thread Milk commercial filming rig - GIF in Tool Talk

Probably thinned white glue. By the by, dollars to doughnuts will soon not make sense anymore. Maybe doughnuts to dollars.

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Apr 28, 2024, 11:43 AM

Floradawg replied to a thread Transmission line pest control - GIF in Tool Talk

Probably hornets.

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2 replies | 770 view(s)

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May 3, 2021

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03:07 AM - anthonyget quoted Floradawg in post Stabilising wood for knife scales. First attempt
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11:57 AM - Floradawg quoted Crusty in post I miss Enco
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